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Cosmonaute
Original Poster
15 posts
76 months
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Alfa-engined kit cars -
The Minari I'm aware of, but are there any others?
Adam
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ferg
15,242 posts
126 months
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I don't think the Minari is currently available, Adam. Adrenaline have the rights I believe and there is talk of an alternative donor. The only other I recall was the Alfa Plus of the early Eighties which was pretty much a panel job on the Sud. I've probably got pictures if you are interested purely from a historical point of view..? (All this assumes you are talking about the Alfa Boxer....) Happy New Year. 
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Cosmonaute
Original Poster
15 posts
76 months
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Ferg -
Thanks for that.
I've a couple of engines (one boxer and one two-litre twin cam) sat doing nothing and was wondering whether I couldn't put them to better use.
Do you know if there's a comprehensive on-line resource?
The Minari register site looks to be in hibernation.
Wouldn't mind seeing pictures of the Plus - e-mail cosmonaute@hotmail.co.uk.
Thanks again,
Adam
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melch
228 posts
103 months
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Is the Raffo Belva (sic?) still available?
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Joe T
487 posts
93 months
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There used to be a porsche 550 replica that used an Alfa engine, I nearly bought one, can't remember the name though.
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grahambell
2,695 posts
144 months
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melch said: Is the Raffo Belva (sic?) still available? The Raffo Belva never used an Alfa engine, though Raffo's previous car the Tipo did. There was another company back in the 80s that made one Alfa based kit and planned another that never got past the prototype stage, but can't remember what it was called. As for the Minari, Adrenaline do have plans to put an updated version back into production. Don't know the details, but suspect a new donor is inevitable as you can't get cheap Sud donors anymore. Only current kits I can think of that use Alfa engines are Stratos replicas, some of which use the Alfa V6.
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GTRene
7,763 posts
93 months
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ricola
410 posts
146 months
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Martin & Walker do an Alfa based 550 spyder: www.904gts.com I think... Rich
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jimmystratos
545 posts
101 months
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The Hawk HF2000 Stratos replica uses a Fiat (Lancia) twin cam.
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eccles
7,701 posts
91 months
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there's a very pretty alfa engined kit car that i've seen being campaigned in the HSA hillclimb championship, called a KUDOS here's a link to a picture... www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/gallery/Gallery18/33%20email.jpg although further googling and research shows it may well be unique, which is a pity, as in the flesh the car is gorgeous! from the HSA website... "Also making another appearance was newcomer, Graham Boulter, in his pretty, immaculate and unique Kudos coupe with a 1700cc Alfa boxer engine. The fibre glass monocoque car was the subject to almost constant attention from onlookers throughout the day."
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vojx
251 posts
111 months
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jimmystratos said: The Hawk HF2000 Stratos replica uses a Fiat (Lancia) twin cam. the 3-litre Alfa V6 is a popular choice in Stratos's
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knightly
81 posts
84 months
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I have a 1.5 alfa sud-sprint motor in the rear of my UVA fugitive-4, its a road going sand rail on a Q plate, the engine is on an adaptor and a swing axle beetle gearbox, a cracking little engine at only 95bhp.......I have a 115bhp 1.7 8v ready to go in when the 1.5 go's bang.......check out www.fugitives.co.uk and look at the gallery section in the forum.
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JohnEM
109 posts
93 months
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www.cottageclassics.co.uk have a Ginneta G15 for sale with an Alfa Boxster engine/transaxel in the back, that must be pretty uniquie, bit faster than even the Imp sport version! John
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fuoriserie
4,085 posts
138 months
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lone granger
736 posts
112 months
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There appears to be one gret kitcar for the v6 - a dino 246 gt kit - has been in mags in 2006 and is on net somewhere
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fuoriserie
4,085 posts
138 months
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lone granger said: There appears to be one gret kitcar for the v6 - a dino 246 gt kit - has been in mags in 2006 and is on net somewhere You must ne talking of this kit: www.classicreplicasuk.co.uk/ Great choice of engine!!!!!
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grahambell
2,695 posts
144 months
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Davi
17,026 posts
89 months
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fuoriserie said: lone granger said: There appears to be one gret kitcar for the v6 - a dino 246 gt kit - has been in mags in 2006 and is on net somewhere You must ne talking of this kit: www.classicreplicasuk.co.uk/ Great choice of engine!!!!! beautifull cars, but please, tell me the pic on their site isn't the finished chassis?! Surely that's only half built!!!
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fuoriserie
4,085 posts
138 months
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Davi said: [
beautifull cars, but please, tell me the pic on their site isn't the finished chassis?! Surely that's only half built!!!
Could be....but who knows, I've never seen the kit or the company mentioned anywhere......
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syndicate
51 posts
76 months
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The 3.0 v6 24v is without question the best option for a road going Stratos replica (although for competition tread carfully you wont get a comp logbook)i have one im my hawk group 4 rep loads of torque and sounds awsome through a pair of carbon cans One is now destined for my Lancia 037 group b rep for the stradale i went for the fully worked good old monte engine seriously turboed running 3 bar on zytec 345bhp but doesnt sound half as sexy as the alfa lump www.rallye037replica.com updating site soon with much more progress GO ON DARE TO BE DIFFERENT YOUR NEIGHBOUR WONT TURN UP IN ONE OF THESE
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